The current U.S. government - Animals' Worst Nightmare

I've been following the Trump administration and their antics for some time now and every time a story involving animals comes out, it's always a negative one. Most recently, I shared with y'all a story about how the Trump administration is failing giraffes as their numbers plummet, unfortunately, giraffes are not the only animals that this shithole administration is failing. Allow me to explain a bit further.

BLACK RHINO TROPHIES 
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A picture recently emerged of a happy billionaire and friends posing behind the corpse of an endangered black rhino they so happily slaughtered. He applied for a permit from The Fish and Wildlife Services that would allow him to return to the United States with a life size mount of the rhino to add to his collection of dead animal trophies. The Fish and  Wildlife Services gave notice of their intention to allow this action because the money spent on slaughtering these animals goes towards conservation. Remember how much I like this line guys? What a load of horse shit!

Billionaires evidently can get whatever they want despite the fact that everyone knows the Endangered Species Act technically works to protect and prevent the hunt of these endangered animals but because the Fish and Wildlife Services believes that money from trophy kills aides conservation, they are allowing these atrocities. What a corrupt system this is that demonstrates that money is the core of everything in the world. No amount of petitioning or pleading will ever get through to these jerks so long as billionaires are willing to pay lots of money to kill these animals.

As I've said before, there is no more hypocritical of a line than killing endangered animals will help conserve them. The statement works against itself and is frankly, a load of shit. How can someone honestly argue that killing endangered animals will help them? Has it so far? NO!  There are approximately 5, 500 black rhinos left in the wild, 5, 500, and here we are, arguing that killing them is helping them. Thank you Trump administration.

GRAY WOLVES AND THEIR PROTECTIONS
worldanimalnews.com/breaking-house-committee-holding-hearing-today-on-marking-up-endangered-species-act-voting-on-removing-federal-protections-for-gray-wolves/

The House Committee is currently considering removing the Endangered Species protections of gray wolves along with several other bills that undermine the federal protections of endangered species. Because gray wolf populations have increased, it's obviously time to stop protecting them so that more and more people who want to hunt them can have access once again. 

The story of the gray wolves is a success story under the Endangered Species act because it is proof that through protecting them and funneling money into their conservation, their population has risen. They do not occupy nearly as much space and range as they once did, but their numbers have risen and that's what the endangered species act aims to do. Bring these species back from the brink of extinction and prevent further damage to their habitat and numbers. If these protections are reversed or removed, the gray wolves will once again fall victim to the same problems that landed them on the endangered list initially. Why can't the U.S. committee see this? I truly believe selfishness and money are the reason for this. It's blatantly obvious that the current U.S. government has absolutely no fucks to give for animals and it's a frightening thought to think that so many animals are at risk because of the government's lack of empathy.

All of this comes so soon after the government allowed the import of elephant and lion trophies from Zimbabwe citing once again, money from these hunts goes towards conservation. Ugh, that line makes me cringe.

What I see happening is the undoing of years of hard work to protect these animals. I see a government that cares so little for animals and so much for money that it sickens me. I see the possibility of some of the most recognizable animals in history to go extinct in the wild. Lions, jaguars, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, bears, wolves etc., all of these animals are at risk of either losing protection or being wiped off the planet entirely. 

This U.S. government and Fish and Wildlife Services have the power to help stop this, instead they choose to make exceptions for wealthy people and turn their backs on animals that so desperately need help.